Which Country Produces the Most Lettuce?

Based on a comparison of 93 countries in 2022, China ranked the highest in lettuce and chicory production with 14,978 kt followed by USA and India. On the other end of the scale was Djibouti with < 0.001 kt, Brunei with 0.009 kt and Slovakia with 0.070 kt.

Total lettuce and chicory production reached 27,149 kt in 2022 in the World according to Faostat. This is 0.32 % less than in the previous year and 5.20 % more than 10 years ago.

Historically, total lettuce and chicory production reached an all time high of 27,836 kt in 2020 and an all time low of 6,061 kt in 1964. The average annual growth amounted to 2.34 % since 1961.

The top ranked country, China, accounted for 55.2 % of lettuce and chicory production in the world. The top 3 countries hold a 71.6 % share while the ten largest countries some 87.6 % in 2022.

Data for more countries are available at Lettuce and Chicory Production indicator page.